- directed by Fred Dekker
In this classic 80's horror-fantasy children's film, iconic movie monsters, led by Dracula, gather and join forces in a simple suburban town bent on seeking out and destroying a magical amulet which houses the power to banish their evil from the world once every hundred years. On the eve of this night, the Monster Squad (a group of young kids obsessed and schooled on classic monster cinema) learn of Dracula's intentions and are determined to stop him and save the world from his evil.
This isn't a new film for me. As I said, this is an 80's classic. And as a child of the 80's I've seen my fair share of this movie countless times before. ;) That said, it's been years and years since I've seen it again. That's due to the fact that no one's been able to own it on DVD... ever. That is until now. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the film, it was released on DVD as a 2-disc edition.
As much as I love this film, I'm aware enough to realize that I'm biased by nostalgia. I don't know that I'd whole-heartedly recommend this movie to a new viewer. The concept is decent enough. And much of the charm of the film is still intact. But it's a children's film in the end, and a dated one at that. Though, I gotta say that I was impressed by how well the special effects held up after all these years. But again, my view is a warped one. It's very hard for me to criticize this movie. It's a little slice of geek heaven. I can't imagine anyone hating the movie, but I don't know that a new viewer would fall head-over-heels in love with it either. It's a real toss-up.
7.5/10 In my heart of hearts I wanna give this at least an 8, but objectively I might give it a 6... it's hard to say who would enjoy this. Definitely geeks, horror fans and children of the 80's... children in general, in fact. A charming little movie in the tradition of Goonies, but with an edge. :D
DS333, nostalgic.
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